Dennis man arrested in home invasion

Friday

DENNIS – A 39-year-old man was arrested shortly after noon Friday after allegedly breaking into a home in East Dennis.

DENNIS – A 39-year-old man was arrested shortly after noon Friday after allegedly breaking into a home in East Dennis.

Adam Coleman of South Dennis is being charged with armed burglary, possession of burglarious tools and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

Around 12:15 p.m., Dennis police responded to a call from a resident of the Forest Hills Drive neighborhood who reported that a man had broken into her house and fled after she saw him.

The woman provided police with a description of the suspect and the vehicle he had been driving.

Officer Seth Richter saw a vehicle matching the description of the suspect's vehicle leaving the Forest Hills Drive neighborhood. Richter, with help from Officer Chris Hennigan and Detective Cleve Daniels, stopped the car on Route 134 in the area of Barque Circle.

Dennis police are being assisted in the investigation by personnel from the Barnstable County Sheriff's Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

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